| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%): | 
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| 29.543% | 29.581% | 29.618% | 29.656% | 29.693% | 29.731% |  
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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%): | 
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| 14.13% | 14.27% | 14.40% | 14.54% | 14.67% | 14.81% |  
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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%): | 
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| 0.31% | 0.54% | 0.76% | 0.99% | 1.21% | 1.44% |  
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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%): | 
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| 0.47% | 0.64% | 0.80% | 0.96% | 1.12% | 1.28% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 86.0% | 86.6% | 87.2% | 87.8% | 88.3% | 88.9% |  
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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 1.28% | 1.71% | 2.14% |  
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| Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.16% | 0.32% | 0.48% | 0.64% | 0.81% |  
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| Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed | 
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| 78.0% | 82.5% | 86.9% | 91.2% | 95.6% | 100.0% |  
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Armed Forces: 
persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
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Employed: 
persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
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Unemployed: 
persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
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Not in Labor Force: 
not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
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Working-Age Men: 
males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age
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